Oliver Reed
Acting
Robert Oliver Reed (February 13, 1938 – May 2, 1999) was an English actor known for his "hellraiser" lifestyle. After making his first significant screen appearances in Hammer Horror films in the early 1960s, his notable films include The Trap (1966), playing Bill Sikes in the 1968 Best Picture Oscar winner Oliver! (a film directed by his uncle Carol Reed), Women in Love (1969), Hannibal Brooks (1969), The Devils (1971), portraying Athos in The Three Musketeers (1973) and The Four Musketeers (1974); the lover and stepfather in Tommy (1975), Funny Bones (1995) and Gladiator (2000). For playing Antonius Proximo, the old, gruff gladiator trainer in Ridley Scott's Gladiator, in what was his final film, Reed was posthumously nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in 2000. At the peak of his career, in 1971, British exhibitors voted Reed fifth most popular star at the box office. The British Film Institute (BFI) stated that "partnerships with Michael Winner and Ken Russell in the mid-60s saw Reed become an emblematic Brit-flick icon", but from the mid-1970s his alcoholism began affecting his career, with the BFI adding "Reed had assumed Robert Newton's mantle as Britain's thirstiest thespian".
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
as Vulcan
Age 50 (now 61)
Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator'
as Self
Age 67 (now 61)
Celebrity Naked Ambition
as Self (archive footage)
Age 65 (now 61)
L'esattore (parodia de "Il gladiatore")
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
as Self (archive footage)
Age 60 (now 61)
The Incredible Adventures of Marco Polo
as Captain Cornelius Donovan
Age 59 (now 61)
The World of Hammer: Lands Before Time
as Narrator
Age 56 (now 61)The World of Hammer: Trials of War
as Narrator
Age 56 (now 61)
The World of Hammer: Wicked Women
as Narrator (voice)
Age 56 (now 61)
That's Action
as General Turner (archive footage) (uncredited)
Age 52 (now 61)
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
as Vulcan
Age 50 (now 61)
The Lady and the Highwayman
as Sir Phillip Gage
Age 50 (now 61)
Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype
as Dr. Henry Heckyl/Mr. Hype
Age 42 (now 61)
The Class Of Miss MacMichael
as Terence Sutton
Age 40 (now 61)
The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday
as Joe Knox
Age 38 (now 61)
The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun
as Michael Caldwell
Age 32 (now 61)
I'll Never Forget What's'isname
as Andrew Quint
Age 29 (now 61)
No Love for Johnnie
as Man with Bucket on His Head (uncredited)
Age 23 (now 61)
Sword of Sherwood Forest
as Lord Melton (uncredited)
Age 22 (now 61)
The Bulldog Breed
as Teddy Boy in Cinema Fight (uncredited)
Age 22 (now 61)
The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll
as Nightclub Bouncer (uncredited)
Age 22 (now 61)
Upstairs and Downstairs
as Train Passenger (uncredited)
Age 21 (now 61)
The Captain's Table
as Suntanning Passenger (uncredited)
Age 20 (now 61)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
Age 24 (now 61)
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Also Known As
Robert Oliver Reed
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